Psychological, Political, and Situational Factors Combine to Boost COVID-19 Conspiracy Theory Beliefs
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Political Science
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0008-4239,1744-9324
DOI: 10.1017/s000842392000058x